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Miami Teen Hacked Military And NASA: Six Month Sentencing

Calendar Sep 25, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A 16-year-old Miami resident who hacked into military and NASA computer systems will serve six months in a detention facility for his offenses. It's the first instance of a convicted juvenile hacker having to serve time for acts of juvenile delinquency, . . . A 16-year-old Miami resident who hacked into military and NASA computer systems will serve six months in a detention facility for his offenses. It's the first instance of a convicted juvenile hacker having to serve time for acts of juvenile delinquency, the Justice Department announced Thursday. He owned up to a number of computer intrusions dating from Aug. 23, 1999, to Oct. 27, 1999.

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